paraptosis
noun1
- A particular form of programmed cell death, defined by cytoplasmic vacuolation, independent of caspase activation and inhibition, and lack of apoptotic morphology.
- Cytoplasmic vacuolisation is a prominent feature of paraptosis, which includes cytoplasmic vacuolisation, mitochondrial swelling and endoplasmic reticulum stress and annexin V binding to membranes. — 2015